Wednesday, April 04, 2018
A merlin dashed across the road near Brae of Achnahaird and swooped up onto the telegraph pole, giving me the chance of a distant shot from the car.
We spotted the razorbill from the low cliffs, washing about near rocks and out of reach.
On the other side of the headland another razorbill was seen diving and preening - but again, quite close in. Can't they find food in the deeper water?
We drove the usual round and then set off on the road out. As we approached the bridge over the outflow from Loch Osgaig, two red grouse erupted from behind the gorse on the left of the road; one bird carried on flying, over the road and out of sight, while the second bird landed and then ran back into the gorse. We stopped, and again, I was able to get a pic from the car as a male bird came out into the open.
The grouse took off and flapped and glided low over the winter-bleached moorland grass, dropping behind the curve of the land towards the sea.
// posted by Christine @ 9:59 AM 
